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Potpourri Jar

Earthenware cylinder potpourri jar with a dome-formed cover decorated with a lion's head and rounded holes. The jar's body has floral white decorations on a silver background.
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  • Earthenware cylinder potpourri jar with a dome-formed cover decorated with a lion's head and rounded holes. The jar's body has floral white decorations on a silver background.

Date:

1810/20

Artist:

England, Staffordshire

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Potpourri Jar

Place

Staffordshire (Object made in)

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1810–1820

Medium

Lead-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration

Dimensions

23.7 × 20.5 × 10.7 cm (9 5/16 × 8 1/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Kate S. Buckingham

Reference Number

1922.5171a-b

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